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Division II Wrestling Rankings

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Tammy Tedesco | Feb 28, 2013

EDMOND, Okla.-- St. Cloud State (Minn.) will take the favorite’s role into next week’s NCAA Division II national tournament after the Huskies stayed No. 1 in the final Division II Wrestling Coaches Association poll of the season.

SCSU, the Super Regional III champion that had been the unanimous No. 1 pick the previous three rankings, earned five of the eight first-place votes in balloting of head coaches from around the country to finish with 156 points and top the poll.

Super Regional II titleist Notre Dame (Ohio) received two first-place votes and is a close second with 153 points, while defending national champion and Super Regional IV winner Nebraska-Kearney jumped from seventh to third with 139 points and the remaining first-place vote.

Rounding out the top 10 is Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.), Upper Iowa, Adams State (Colo.), Grand Canyon (Ariz.) and Minnesota State-Mankato.

The 2013 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held March 8-9 in Birmingham, Ala. as part of the Division II Winter Sports Festival.

The top 20 poll, with points and each team’s last ranking following by the individual rankings at each weight:

Rank

School (State)

Points

Last Ranking

1

St. Cloud State (Minn.)

156

1st

2

Notre Dame (Ohio)

153

2nd

3

Nebraska-Kearney

139

7th

4

Central Oklahoma

138

3rd

5

Newberry (S.C.)

133

5th

6

Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

120

4th

7

Upper Iowa

112

6th

8

Adams State (Colo.)

104

11th

9

Grand Canyon (Ariz.)

78

19th

10

Minnesota State-Mankato

73

8th

11

Ashland (Ohio)

69

15th

12

Mercyhurst (Pa.)

67

10th

13

North Carolina-Pembroke

59

18th

14

Kutztown (Pa.)

57

12th

15

Indianapolis (Ind.)

53

16th

16

Findlay (Ohio)

39

9th

17

Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)

35

NR

18

Maryville (Mo.)

25

NR

19

Lake Erie (Ohio)

23

NR

20

Western State (Colo.)

17

NR

Individual Rankings

125 Pounds

1. Alex Johns, Indianapolis (Ind.)

2. Eric Forde, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

3. Jerry Huff, Adams State (Colo.)

4. Kyle McCrite, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)

5. Jesse Hillhouse, Colorado State-Pueblo

6. Max Byrd, Ashland (Ohio)

7. Ben Sergent, Findlay (Ohio)

8. Willie Bohince, Mercyhurst (Pa.)

133 Pounds

1. Casy Rowell, Central Oklahoma

2. Andy Pokorny, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

3. Trevor Franklin, Upper Iowa

4. Daniel DeShazer, Nebraska-Kearney

5. Michael Labry, Ashland (Ohio)

6. Marty Carlson, Notre Dame (Ohio)

7. Alphonso Vruno, Minnesota State-Mankato

8. Cameron Throckmorton, Shippensburg (Pa.)

141 Pounds

1. Daniel Ownbey, North Carolina-Pembroke

2. Trevor Johnson, Mary (N.D.)

3. Naveed Bagheri, San Francisco State (Calif.)

4. Ryan Fillingame, Adams State (Colo.)

5. Maurice Miller, Notre Dame (Ohio)

6. Josh Myers, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)

7. Dave Cawley, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

8. B.J. Young, Newberry (S.C.)

149 Pounds

1. Raufeon Stots, Nebraska-Kearney

2. Jordan Basks, Central Oklahoma

3. Keenan Hagerty, Maryville (Mo.)

4. Cameryn Brady, Indianapolis (Ind.)

5. Jacob D. Horn, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

6. Nate Herda, Augustana (S.D.)

7. Deral Brown, Newberry (S.C.)

8. Bobby Ward, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)

157 Pounds

1. Cory Dauphin, Central Oklahoma

2. Clinton Poster, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

3. Jeffrey Pelton, Notre Dame (Ohio)

4. Justin Pencock, North Carolina-Pembroke

5. Daniel Kelly, Adams State (Colo.)

6. Jon Gappmaier, Colorado Mesa

7. Dillon Bera, Wisconsin-Parkside

8. Chase White, Nebraska-Kearney

165 Pounds

1. Joey Davis, Notre Dame (Ohio)

2. Chase Nelson, Nebraska-Kearney

3. Isaiah Jimenez, San Francisco State (Calif.)

4. Cody Quinn, Minnesota State-Mankato

5. Jacob Begin, Southwest Minnesota

6. Blake Ridenour, Newberry (S.C.)

7. Clint Schaefer, Mercyhurst (Pa.)

8. Robert Shade, North Carolina-Pembroke

174 Pounds

1. Elliot Copeland, Western State (Colo.)

2. Patrick Martinez, Nebraska-Kearney

3. Kelly Henderson, Central Oklahoma

4. Brandon McKeown, East Stroudsburg (Pa.)

5. Mike Williams, North Carolina-Pembroke

6. Eric Burgey, Notre Dame (Ohio)

7. Kyle Begin, Southwest Minnesota

8. Blake Sorensen, Upper Iowa

184 Pounds

1. Shamus O’Grady, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

2. Dallas Smith, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)

3. Adam Walters, Findlay (Ohio)

4. Aaron Norgren, Minnesota State-Mankato

5. Mitch Schultz, Upper Iowa

6. Travis McKillop, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

7. Kyle Piat, Western State (Colo.)

8. Nick Peterson, Colorado Mesa

197 Pounds

1. Matt Baker, Maryville (Mo.)

2. Carl Broghammer, Upper Iowa

3. Brandon Johnson, Notre Dame (Ohio)

4. Joe Brandt, Ashland (Ohio)

5. Jayd Docken, Augustana (S.D.)

6. Davion Willis, Wisconsin-Parkside

7. Znick Ferrell, Central Oklahoma

8. Romero Cotton, Nebraska-Kearney

285 Pounds

1. Jake Kahnke, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

2. Matt Meuleners, Northern State (S.D.)

3. Tyrell Fortune, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)

4. James Malechek, Wisconsin-Parkside

5. Orlando Scales, Notre Dame (Ohio)

6. Mike Carpenter, West Liberty (W.Va.)

7. Ziad Haddad, Kutztown (Pa.)

8. Andrew Tumlin, Findlay (Ohio)

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Division II Wrestling Rankings

by
Tammy Tedesco | Feb 28, 2013

EDMOND, Okla.-- St. Cloud State (Minn.) will take the favorite’s role into next week’s NCAA Division II national tournament after the Huskies stayed No. 1 in the final Division II Wrestling Coaches Association poll of the season.

SCSU, the Super Regional III champion that had been the unanimous No. 1 pick the previous three rankings, earned five of the eight first-place votes in balloting of head coaches from around the country to finish with 156 points and top the poll.

Super Regional II titleist Notre Dame (Ohio) received two first-place votes and is a close second with 153 points, while defending national champion and Super Regional IV winner Nebraska-Kearney jumped from seventh to third with 139 points and the remaining first-place vote.